What is a "Conscious Organization"?

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We use the term Conscious Organization in a very specific way.
  • ​A Conscious Organization values profit (financial sustainability), purpose, people and planet ...  accountable to a "quadruple bottom line." It is mindful of its impact on people, on future generations and on the larger planet as a whole.
  • A Conscious Organization is committed to fulfill its purpose. It ensures mutual accountability and self-responsibility at every level, on every team, in every role.
  • A Conscious Organization intrinsically values human needs, including those often not honored in the workplace such as autonomy, inclusion, being heard, empathy, mutuality and authenticity.
  • A Conscious Organization actively ensures it has the financial and other resources to sustain and grow its activities in alignment with its purpose.
  • A Conscious Organization has structures that stimulate intrinsic motivation and meaning for the people who work there (e.g. core values, shared purpose, thematic goals, autonomous teams and roles).
  • ​A Conscious Organization has people in leadership roles who are each committed to developing as Conscious Leaders.
  • A Conscious Organization has a governance structure and policies/guidelines that reflect its values and align with its purpose.
  • A Conscious Organization is a learning organization valuing conscious feedback, excellence, mastery, continuous learning, and the growth & development of all of its people.
  • In a Conscious Organization, all people within the organization thrive.

Note that the question is NOT ... 

"Are we a Conscious Organization?" 

The question is ... 

"What new choices would we like to make to become a more Conscious Organization?"

Webinars & Workshops

These workshops and webinars focus on the structures and processes that help create a Conscious Organization ... the "We" that holds us.
​Introduction to Conscious Structures
Creating Conscious Structures*
  • Core Values: Who Are We?
  • Shared Purpose: Why Are We Here?
  • Direction & Thematic Goals: Where Are We Going?
  • Guiding Principles: What's Our Way of Doing Things?
  • Conscious Roles: Defining Our Unique Contributions to the Whole
  • Guidelines vs. Policies
  • Facilitator of Process vs. Functional Leader
  • Conscious Meeting Structures
  • Autonomous Work Teams
  • Conscious Decision Making in Teams
  • Conscious Governance Structures
  • Conscious Feedback & Continuous Learning Structures
  • Structures to Harvest Conflict and Enhance Connection

* Creating conscious structures is an integral part of the consulting we do to support leaders in creating Conscious Organizations. Teaching these concepts is implicit within that consulting process.

​In addition, we also facilitate webinars or workshops in any of these topics upon request.

​Please contact us if you would like us to host a webinar or workshop in any of these topics!